Tom Dunlap

Changes in the Revised ANSI Z133 Standard - Tom Dunlap

The revised Z-133 Safety Standard is due to be released in January 2006.How will its requirements affect your practices and your operations?

As a Z133 Committee member, Dunlap has been party to the changes and just as important, he can share his insight as a journeyman arborist who has both owned his own business and served as safety director for a major company.
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Friday Tree Demos (3): Hubert Kowaleski - Using mechanical devices in double rope climbing systems (10:00); Tom Dunlap - Climbing & working with SRT(11:05); Tom Dunlap - Rigging principles & techniques (1:05)

Tom Dunlap joins Swingle Tree and Lawn Care
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Total Tree Care, founded in 1957 by Tom and Harriane Williams, had been housed for 34 years at its previous location at 382 South Main St. in Cheshire.
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Tom Dunlap joins Swingle Tree and Lawn Care

Denver , CO , Swingle Tree & Lawn Care has recently hired Tom Dunlap as Manager of Training and Education.Tom will be responsible for developing training procedures, instructional material, education program management, and crew development.His focus will be on Swingle's Shade and Ornamental Tree Pruning departments and other Enhancement services.He will report to Jeff Oxley, Director of Operations for Enhancement Services.

Tom, a native Minnesotan, has an extensive background in tree care and teaching, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the arboriculture profession to Swingle Tree & Lawn Care.Tom owned and operated a tree care company that handled residential and commercial accounts and taught production and safety training for the industry through trade shows and conferences.Tom taught Arboriculture at Hennepin Technical College in Minnesota and presented seminars for regional and international arboriculture organizations.In addition, he conducts workshops on tree climbing for practicing arborists and guides recreational tree climbing for non-professionals.

"We are very pleased to have Tom join us at Swingle," says Jeff Oxley, Director of Operations.